MEOTA — Meota Lakefront Paddle and Sail had a wonderful turnout for their fundraiser. The event was advertised as An Evening Out and all experienced A Fabulous Evening Out!
Gil and Lori Risling, members of Meota Lakefront Paddle and Sail and members of Louisiana Hayride, entertained alongside key musicians who put together music that appealed to a broad range of music lovers. The audience spontaneously joined in clapping and bouncing in their seats. There were even a few who took to the dance floor.
The turnout was great and since the weather was perfect we were all very comfortable in the Meota Community Hall.
There was a 50/50 draw that had a guaranteed $500 payout by Jerry Hallgrimson from Royal LaPage Varsity. Jerry and his wife Heather are very involved members of Meota Lakefront Paddle and Sail. The 50/50 did raise over a thousand dollars and the winner graciously donated her prize money back. Her words were, “Buy a window with it!”
More than 200 tickets were pre-sold, with a dozen more at the door. With concession sales, bar tickets sold and the 50/50, the bottom line will go a long way toward necessary maintenance for the Meota sailing facility.
Caroline and Dirk VanEe did most of the organizing and heavy lifting, while volunteers, who are all members of Meota Paddle and Sail, stepped up to pull together to ensure that a good time would be had by all. We are very grateful to local businesses and volunteers who sold tickets and promoted the event. We are particularly grateful to Mary Shury for printing brochures for Meota Lakefront Paddle and Sail. Mary has been stepping up regularly to help us out and we are very grateful.
Our next big challenge is sailing lessons the first week of July. We still have room for a few more people who want to learn to sail. In order to register you have to go to the Sask Sailing website and look for classes that are being offered in Meota from July 3 to 6, 2023.
Our board is very grateful for all the support this community has given us. We hope you will consider joining us as members. It’s never been easier to join with our online registration and we’re excited at what we can offer our members. With community support we are able to all enjoy a wonderful lakefront facility here in Meota. We would welcome your involvement.
On a more disconcerting note, as you can see from the photo, there is someone out there who was so anxious to get into the Meota United Anglican Church that they couldn’t wait for us to open the door. The doors and lock set are recent upgrades to the church and the damage is significant. It’s apparent the intruder went through all the drawers and cupboards, but it’s not obvious what they made off with. Our message Sunday morning included a plea that we forgive those who trespass against us. I guess that starts very close to home.
